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An image of Sydney from Harbour Bridge pylon by Max Dupain

Max Dupain

(Australia 22 Apr 1911–27 Jul 1992)

Title
Sydney from Harbour Bridge pylon
Year
1938
Media category
Photograph
Materials used
gelatin silver photograph
Dimensions

45.0 x 60.5cm image/sheet

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. image and u.c. verso, pencil "Max Dupain '38".
Credit
Gift of the artist 1982
Accession number
152.1982
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (4)

Kay Vernon (Author), Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Sydney, 1990. cat.no. 45

Michael Wardell (Australia) (Author), My city of Sydney, Domain, 2000, (illus.). no pagination or catalogue numbers

Peter Emmett (Author), Sydney: metropolis, suburb, harbour, Glebe, 2000, 55 (illus.).

Natasha Bullock (Australia) (Curator), Soft Shadows and Sharp Lines: Australian photography from Cazneaux to Dupain, Domain, 2002. no pagination or catalogue numbers

Exhibition history (7)

Harbour hymns, city songs: visions of Sydney from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Jan 1990–11 Mar 1990.

Souvenirs of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 14 Mar 1992–10 May 1992.

Max Dupain - An Appreciation, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 11 Aug 1992–30 Aug 1992.

Art Deco: from Sydney cinemas and pubs to skyscrapers, Museum of Sydney, 12 Jun 1999–05 Sep 1999.

Metropolis, Museum of Sydney, 18 Dec 1999–02 Apr 2000.

My city of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 02 Sep 2000–22 Oct 2000.

Soft Shadows and Sharp Lines: Australian photography from Cazneaux to Dupain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 30 Sep 2002–17 Nov 2002.